Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 24) – A construction site at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig has been placed under a localized lockdown, starting Tuesday up to July 7, as authorities confirmed some workers there tested positive for COVID-19.
In a statement, the Taguig city government followed the recommendation of its Safe City Task Force as 27 construction workers showed fever symptoms in the site and are considered as suspected COVID-19 cases.
Among the 27 suspected COVID-19 patients, six of them tested positive of the virus when their results were released at 11 a.m. yesterday.
The Taguig City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit conducted an early investigation on the site last June 18 and also found out that some workers got infected with dengue, typhoid and Zika virus.
The city government ordered its police force and BGC Marshalls to cordon off and secure the construction site.
The Taguig local government unit also said that they will strictly monitor the health and living conditions of the quarantined construction workers, and assist them through their emergency response teams in case of trouble.
The Taguig LGU decided to withhold the details about the construction site, its developer, and its workers to protect their right to privacy and avoid unnecessary and undue harm to all the parties involved.
Last week, three areas in Lower Bicutan were placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to a clustering of three or more confirmed COVID-19 cases there.
The ECQ in Purok 4, 5, and 6 of Lower Bicutan will end on July 1. However, the ECQ may be lifted earlier if there will be no new infections in these areas.
To date, Taguig City now has 714 confirmed COVID-19 cases along with 21 deaths and 142 recoveries.
